Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Ribbon of the medal
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type	Long service and good conduct medal
Eligibility	Efficient and irreproachable service in the Special Reserve.
Awarded for	Awarded for 15 years service and attending 15 annual camps.
Status	Superseded by the Efficiency Medal
Statistics
Established	1908
Last awarded	1930
Total awarded	around 1000
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Efficiency Medal^[1]
Next (lower)	Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve^[1]
Related	Militia Long Service Medal

The Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was a long service medal awarded by the United Kingdom established by King Edward VII. The medal was awarded for service in the Special Reserve, or a combination of service in the Special Reserve and other part-time military forces. Awarded from 1908 to 1930, the medal was only awarded about 1000 times.

Award criteria

Established in June 1908, the medal was awarded for 15 years of efficient and irreproachable service in the Special Reserve and attending 15 annual trainings. Qualifying service for the medal could come from service in the Militia, Imperial Yeomanry, Volunteer Force, or Territorial Force so long as at least five years was in the Militia or Special Reserve.^[2] The medal was superseded by the Efficiency Medal in 1930.^[3] Only about 1000 of these medals were ever awarded.^[4]

Appearance

The Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a silver 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide oval shaped medal. The obverse depicts the bust of the reigning King of the United Kingdom. The reverse bears the words SPECIAL RESERVE arched above FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT on four lines. A claw suspension and ring suspender attaches the medal from a 32 mm wide dark blue ribbon with a centre stripe of light blue.^[5]

References

1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3353. 17 March 2003.
↑ Duckers, Peter. "British Military Medals: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Second Edition". Pen and Sword. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 33653. p. 6311. 17 October 1930.
↑ "Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal awarded to Sergeant P Kane, 4th Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, 1910 (c).". National Army Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "Object Number: CM.1312-2009". Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth

Regular military meritorious and long service medals	Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (Australia) Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Meritorious Service Medal (Natal) Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand) Meritorious Service Medal (South Africa) Accumulated Campaign Service Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal) Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Ulster Defence Regiment) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)

Civilian long service medals	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal African Police Medal for Meritorious Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal Ceylon Police Long Service Medal Ceylon Fire Services Long Service Medal Sierra Leone Police Long Service Medal Colonial Police Long Service Medal Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Long Service Medal Mauritius Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Mauritius Fire Services Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Mauritius Prisons Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal Colonial Prison Service Medal Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal Prison Services (Operational Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal Northern Ireland Prison Service Medal

Volunteer and part-time long service decorations and medals	Emergency Reserve Decoration Volunteer Officers' Decoration Volunteer Long Service Medal Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Militia Long Service Medal Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal Territorial Decoration Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal Efficiency Decoration Territorial Force Efficiency Medal Territorial Efficiency Medal Efficiency Medal Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal Air Efficiency Award Volunteer Reserves Service Medal Ulster Defence Regiment Medal Northern Ireland Home Service Medal Cadet Forces Medal H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Special Constabulary Long Service Medal Royal Observer Corps Medal Civil Defence Long Service Medal Service Medal of the Order of St John Voluntary Medical Service Medal Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal South African Medal for War Services Colonial Special Constabulary Medal

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